Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura - review now posted

LEGACY DOCUMENTARIES PRESENTS - ALMANZO WILDER: LIFE BEFORE LAURA, AN ALL NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ALMANZO'S CHILDHOOD. A SHORT TRAILER WILL BE AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER 2007 AND A SPRING 2008 RELEASE IS PLANNED FOR THIS DOCUMENTARY, WHICH WILL BE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE ALMANZO & LAURA INGALLS WILDER HOMESTEAD SITE.

REMEMBERING THE LAST FAREWELL--A LEGACY DOCUMENTARIES PRODUCTION. MELISSA GILBERT AND DEAN BUTLER RETURN TO WALNUT GROVE TO REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE DURING THE FINAL DAYS OF LHOP. INCLUDES NEVER BEFORE SEEN PICTURES THAT MAKE THIS DOCUMENTARY A MUST HAVE FOR ALL LITTLE HOUSE FANS.

Dean is an amazing guy. Apparently he can't understand why people loves Laura, Almanzo and other LHOTP characters so much. He can't understand what a great job he did at the show, and how deep the show entered in our hearts.

These Youtube video tributes is a way to say "thank you" to him and to all the "Little House's" staff.

Almanzo Wilder: Life before Laura will be released on September 25th. Dean uploaded a new video trailer at YouTube today. This DVD is going to be so awesome! You can check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0HbQ7Kd0g

I got my copy today. It is awesome. I had tears at the end, it was sooo good. I called the homestead and gave them my billing info, even though I had preordered online. I'm so glad I did. I just couldn't wait.

Oh wow, I am going to HAVE to have this!! Thanks for the info! Glad you enjoyed it Marilyn!

Edit*...I just went to the Youtube vid. That was done so well! Dean looks great---so cute in his basball cap! I was surprised to hear even himself pronounce Almanzo with 'man'...I always thought it was pronounced "Mahn"! That's how everyone said his name in the show!!! How strange.

Ok, so is the "Remembering the Last Farewell" something totally separate then? Has that been released? I definitely need that!

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with greatlove.”

WOW...I'm surprised about that too Cheryl! Now I don't know which way I side as far as the 'correct' pronounciation, after reading Dean's views and the responses! For me, I can only think of him as Al "MON" zo, simply because that's what I grew up hearing, but if Laura herself called him "Al "MAN" zo on the recording, then I have to believe that's truly how it was prounounced.

I am hoping for a nice big discount from Best Buy on the new release of dvds...(hubby works a second job there)...My Dr. Quinn dvds ended up being almost 50% off each, so if that's the case, this might actually be a feasible Christmas present for me! I may have to give up the 'usual' clothes and home decor stuff, but this would be WELL worth that sacrifice!

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with greatlove.”

I am hoping for a nice big discount from Best Buy on the new release of dvds...(hubby works a second job there)...My Dr. Quinn dvds ended up being almost 50% off each, so if that's the case, this might actually be a feasible Christmas present for me! I may have to give up the 'usual' clothes and home decor stuff, but this would be WELL worth that sacrifice!

When I was reading what Dean wrote, I thought of the recording of Laura's voice that I heard when I visited Rocky Ridge. I would definitely go with Laura's pronunciation. Personally I wouldn't really trust Roger Lea MacBride. He took one of Rose's novels that was loosely based on her life and retitled it as an autobiography. I also don't like that he took a fictional character from one of Rose's books and put him in his Rose series as if he was actually a part of the Wilders's lives. But that's just my opinion.

I am hoping for a nice big discount from Best Buy on the new release of dvds...(hubby works a second job there)...My Dr. Quinn dvds ended up being almost 50% off each, so if that's the case, this might actually be a feasible Christmas present for me! I may have to give up the 'usual' clothes and home decor stuff, but this would be WELL worth that sacrifice!

Can you adopt me so that I can get that discount too? :haha:

:haha: Sure Cheryl...I'm sure you'd fit right in!.....

....Oh wait...does that mean I'd have to 'adopt' all your Christmas trees too? Well, if you're willing to supply the bigger house , we'll adopt you, and your trees! :xmastree:

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with greatlove.”